NI Multisim

NI Multisim (formerly MultiSIM) is an electronic schematic capture and simulation program which is part of a suite of circuit design programs,^[1] along with NI Ultiboard. Multisim is one of the few circuit design programs to employ the original Berkeley SPICE based software simulation.^[2] Multisim was originally created by a company named Electronics Workbench Group, which is now a division of National Instruments. Multisim includes microcontroller simulation (formerly known as MultiMCU),^[3] as well as integrated import and export features to the printed circuit board layout software in the suite, NI Ultiboard.^[4]

NI Multisim

A screenshot of NI Multisim simulating a circuit, with schematic capture and virtual instrument tools visible.
Developer(s)	National Instruments Electronics Workbench Group (formerly by Interactive Image Technologies)
Stable release	14.3 / 2022/04/28
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Size	~260mb
Available in	English
Type	Electronic design automation
License	Proprietary EULA
Website	www.multisim.com

Multisim is widely used in academia and industry for circuits education, electronic schematic design and SPICE simulation.^[5]

History

Multisim was originally called Electronics Workbench^[6] and created by a company called Interactive Image Technologies.^[7] At the time it was mainly used as an educational tool to teach electronics technician and electronics engineering programs in colleges and universities. National Instruments has maintained this educational legacy, with a specific version of Multisim with features developed for teaching electronics.^{[citation needed]}

In 1999, Multisim was integrated with Ultiboard after the original company merged with Ultimate Technology, a PCB layout software company.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005, Interactive Image Technologies was acquired by National Instruments^[8] Electronics Workbench Group and Multisim was renamed to NI Multisim.^[9]

Pricing

Edition	Price
Power Pro	$4591
Full	$2800
Base	$1773
Education	$628

See also

• Electronics portal

• Comparison of EDA software
• List of free electronics circuit simulators
• Proteus Design Suite
• Qucs
• NI Ultiboard, the PCB layout software that is integrated with Multisim.
• OrCAD